Today, it became just a bit easier to be a father. It’s easier to teach my daughter, with a straight face, that character matters. Truth matters. It’s easier to demonstrate to her that sometimes how we do things is just as important, if not more so, than what we do. Character matters. Truth matters.

It’s easier to show her that we can still be hopeful about the future of our country. It’s easier to show her that her own potential is limitless. It’s easier to show her that the arc of the moral universe continuously bends towards justice. It’s easier to see that our ultimate success is interwoven with the need for interdependency. She can see that we can never just do things , “our way.” There is the together way, or there is no good way. Allies are important. It’s easier to see that good is absolute, and that loving each other is a necessary element in our shared success. Empathy wins.

Being a father is full of difficulties, but today, it became just a little bit easier.